#2CAEAC#2CAEAC
#2CAEAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.107 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2CAEAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(44, 174, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.79, -33.89, -8.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.79, 35.04, 194.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.38% -0.1043 -0.0248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.38% 0.107 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6177, 33.7833, 44.2978) |
| Luminance | 0.3379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2CAEAC #AE2C2E
analogous
#2CAE6B #2CAEAC #2C6FAE
triadic
#2CAEAC #AC2CAE #AEAC2C
tetradic
#2CAEAC #6B2CAE #AE2C2E #6FAE2C
square
#2CAEAC #6B2CAE #AE2C2E #6FAE2C
split-complementary
#2CAEAC #AE2C6F #AE6B2C
monochromatic
#134C4B #207D7C #2CAEAC #47D0CE #78DDDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#2CAEAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.76
#2CAEAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #2CAEAC
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2CAEAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2CAEAC | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.76 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A5AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9097AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2caeac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 174, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.107 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc6c4',
500: '#2caeac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2caeac; $custom-light: #7cc6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2caeac",
"rgb": {
"r": 44,
"g": 174,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.077,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68382,
"c": 0.10724,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.33786
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2CAEAC
secondary
#C57172
accent
#4547E3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281